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WASHINGTON DC, November 6, 2009 ( CISA)- Botswana has been ranked the most peaceful nation in Sub-Saharan Africa followed by Malawi during a Global Symposium of Peaceful Nations in Washington DC, USA.
As if they were going to the races, Emma Musako and Monica Mhango showed up in their finest outfits to attend a meeting on the health, social and environmental impacts of uranium mining. They came because they, like the other attendees, no longer want to remain uninformed citizens.
The credibility of the world's "blood diamond" monitoring group has been damaged after its failure this week to suspend Zimbabwe despite overwhelming evidence of serious human rights abuses and smuggling in the Marange diamond fields in eastern Zimbabwe, Human Rights Watch said today.
IN a move with damaging implications for investment, Zimbabwe plans to grab a 51% stake in foreign-owned firms within 60 days of the gazetting of the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act regulations, documents in the possession of the Zimbabwe Independent show.
The United Kingdom Border Agency has suspended scheduled deportation flights for failed Zimbabwean asylum seekers, following strong protestations by the MDC-UK.
PARLIAMENT yesterday heard that the media can be a dangerous tool if placed in the hands of non-professionals, especially during election time when political tension is high.
Athletics South Africa (ASA) President Leonard Chuene, the Board and its members were suspended with immediate effect over their handling of the Caster Semenya saga.
Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) last night ended its boycott of the new unity government but will give President Robert Mugabe a month to fully implement a power- sharing deal, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said.
The government has withdrawn from its contract with Airbus to buy eight strategic airlift military aircraft, and hopes that the R2,9bn already spent on the acquisition of the planes can be recovered, as Airbus missed critical production deadlines.
Fifteen-year-old Ntsebeng Tlokotsi* sighs with relief as she is given 140 dollars. Along with it she receives a bag of maize meal and cooking oil. It is a government handout, and she qualifies for this only because both her parents are dead.
A visit from Dutch contractors to Niassa Province, in northwestern Mozambique has got communities excited about the prospect of a carbon credit scheme in the area.
Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has once again threatened an "incendiary revolution", because of the alleged "theft of votes" in last week's general elections.
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been feeding people in Lesotho since 1965, yet the tiny mountain kingdom is still not much closer to achieving food self-sufficiency. Time to overhaul the approach, aid agencies say.
Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda is a troubled man. When he took office in July 2008, one of his most immediate tasks was to resolve the water crisis in the capital.
The son of Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe is to answer in court next year to charges that he defrauded people and businesses of more than R500 000 over two years.
Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has urged people living with HIV and AIDS to work with government to intensify the fight against the disease.
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to call upon both Israel and Palestine to conduct "independent and credible" investigations of the alleged war crimes during the 22-day Gaza conflict which broke out in December 2008.
A four day workshop on 'Country led governance assessments: sharing experiences and increasing political accountability' was held in Windhoek this week.
THE issue of poor drainage systems in most towns in the country has become a perennial problem encountered every rainy season.
THE total expenditure of the Task Force on Corruption was higher than the recoveries made during the period of its operations, Home Affairs Minister Lameck Mangani has said.
PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has challenged countries in the Great Lakes Region to tackle corruption, poverty, human rights violations and diseases that have dogged the African continent.
FORMER UNIP secretary general Grey Zulu is upset with a media reports that the Government regards him as a criminal when he has all along been receiving help from the State.
A CROSS-section of Zambians has condemned the smear campaign launched by some former Government leaders and members of the civil society against President Rupiah Banda's family and the Government.
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai announced that his party would end its boycott of the country's unity deal and give President Robert Mugabe's party 30 days to fulfill its commitments under their power-sharing agreement.
ZIMBABWE is presently saddled with a US$5,7 billion debt that is impacting adversely on the economy, but we need to handle the issue more soberly and ensure that we employ debt settlement strategies that will not prove costly in the end.
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